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So bugs are very possible (we helped to fix several ones just implementing support of this adapter).
Very good and responsible support (much better than, for example, Openport, ELS27 and Scantool one).ĭrawbacks: the product is actively developed but not tested (so in fact tested by users).
Actia multi diag passthru xs professional#
Relatively cheap (just slightly more expensive than Openport 2.0), but in terms of functionality can compete with (and win) many of professional (and much more expensive) devices. Resume: not fully applicable for Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury, but can be partially used for new vehicles (partially - because no MS-CAN support) if there is no other adapter.Īdvantages: Quite advanced adapter, developed intensively, with multiple non-standard features, in addition to J2534 and J2534-2 features. Also, it seems the Openport project is not developed anymore or developed extremely slowly. So in case of Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles is applicable for CAN vehicles only (Ford/Mazda after 2002, and may be for Mazda 1996-2002 too, we had no chance to check). Doesn't support SAE J1850 !!!, although this protocol is claimed everywhere on their site (see screenshot above as an example).
Actia multi diag passthru xs iso#
Can communicate with HS-CAN and Ford ISO modules, works good with them.ĭrawbacks. Let's look at J2534 adapters we used for testing, Openport 2.0 and CanTieCar v3.Īdvantages: Cheapest of branded J2534 adapters ($170 at the moment we purchased it). User can set the connection type to J2534, and select a specific J2534 device to select a preferred device. This computer has Openport 2.0 and CanTieCar v3 devices installed. If more than one J2534 device found in the system, FORScan shows a dropdown box with list of J2534 devices: If none is detected, FORScan looks for WiFi, FTDI, COM etc. If Connection type is set to Auto, FORScan looks for J2534 devices first of all. Let's briefly review J2534 usage in FORScan. Because MS-CAN support requires part 2 of J2534 standard (SAE J2534-2), and J2534-2 devices are usually more expensive (CanTieCar and china clones are an exception) Another problem is that not all of Pass-Thru devices support MS-CAN. Cheapest of Pass-Thru adapters and china clones cost at least $200-300, known brand solutions cost $500-1500 and higher. What are drawbacks? Most significant is their cost. So in general case their reliability is higher (although it depends). J2534 Pass-Thru are intially designed for dangerous operations (ECU reflashing) and professional usage. For example, support of programming voltages, required to reflash some ECUs.ģ.
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FORScan and other software (ELMConfig, Focccus etc), have to "emulate" such kind of things, and sometimes these emulations are reallly a work of art, often more complex that the ECU programming itself.īut there are features that cannot be emulated in ELM327 at all. Another example are so-called "presence" requests that should be sent to ECU in precisely fixed time intervals. For example, "long" CAN requests (sending a lot of data per single request) - ELM327 is not able to do it. "Native" vehicle protocols require more than OBDII family of protocols.
Actia multi diag passthru xs serial#
In contrast to ELM327, with its text-based interface designed for serial port communication and limitations of AT-commands based protocol, J2534 Pass-Thru devices are initially designed for high performance and flexibility.Ģ. Let's list all the advantages of J2534 Pass-Thru devices:ġ. But the potential of J2534 devices will be explored in future versions of FORScan. It should be counted that for now the support of J2534 adapters is rather experimental and gives no drastical advantage to user, except much better performance (up to 2 times faster than any white-label adapters like OBDLink MX and ELS27, and 5-20 times faster than fastest of china clones). We believe that support of J2534 devices may be also interesting for other categories of users, such as Ford and Mazda enthusiasts, clubs etc. So we have added the PassThru support mainly for this category of users. Although this category of users is not numerous, we value them highly as they help us to better understand diagnostic tasks and objectives. This statement above is generally applicable to the "derived" adapters, such as OBDLink MX or ELS27.īut some part of our users are professionals in diagnostic and prefer to use professional tools, that are J2534 Pass-Thru adapters.
Actia multi diag passthru xs full#
It was designed so good so can be used more widely, but this doesn't change the fact it is an amateur level device, that has lack of some features that are very desirable or even mandatory to work in full with modern Electronic Control Modules (ECUs). The ELM327, with all its known advantages, is an amateur level adapter designed for OBDII family of protocols. Majority of our users have ELM327 or compatible devices.